Police arrest Blakeslee man for firearm theft

A Blakeslee man was apprehended by the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department around 4:30 p.m. Thursday for carrying a firearm without a license.

Police said Miguel Collazo, 32, was wanted on an arrest warrant for theft of a handgun, receiving stolen property and felons not to possess a firearm. Officers pulled over Collazo in a Jeep Grand Cherokee on Route 611 South and Route 423, where he was taken into custody. Upon search of the vehicle, police said they found the stolen handgun.

Additional charges have been filed against Collazo that include carrying a firearm without a license, criminal attempt to sell a firearm and criminal use of a communication device, police said. He was transported to Monroe County Correctional Facility pending an arraignment.